Winding-frame.



J. MQGREA.

WINDING FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2, 1904.

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J. MOGREA.

WINDING FRAME.

APPLIOAT ION FILED JULY2,1904

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JOHN MCCREA, 0F MILLBURY, MASSACHUSETTS.

WINDING-FRAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 2, 1904.

Patented Oct. 17, 1911. Serial Nd. 215,135.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN MGCREA, a citizen of the United States,residing at Millbury, in the county of Worcester andState ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful finding-Frame, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to an apparatus which has been especiallydesigned for use in manufacturing the coarser grades of linen or similarmaterials.

The especial object of this invention is to provide an apparatus forwinding separate rovings from a carding machine upon separate spools orbobbins which are employed in connection with the spinning or twistingframes so that all the intermediate machinery and processes now employedfor operating upon the material from the time it leaves the cardingmachines to the time it is brought to the spinning or twisting framesmay be dispensed with.

In the accompanying two sheets of drawings, Figure 1 is a diagrammaticview of sufficient parts of a carding machine to illustrate the use of awinding frame in connection therewith in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2is a detail view of gearing connecting the shafts of the windingdrums. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of part of a winding frameconstructed according to this invention. Fig.4 is a plan View ofconnections for reciprocating one of the guide rails. Fig. 5 is a sideview partly broken away of a bobbin and a holding spindle therefor, andFig. 6 is an end view of the same.

In the ordinary practice of manufacturing linen products the material isordinarily carded or straightened upon flat cards or carding machines ofthe type ordinarily employed for cotton. The separate rovings areordinarily either run into separate cans or else all the ends are woundupon one long common jaclcspool, and in either case it is necessary torewind the rovings; and in practice, also, a number of intermediateprocesses and machines are employed before the rovings are carried tothe spinning or twisting frames.

In practice I have found that in making the coarser linen products thematerials can be carded and straightened to better advantage uponordinary woolcarding machines, and that by winding the separate rovingsdirectly upon the spools or bobbins used in spinning or twisting frames,all the intermediate processes of doubling, rewind ing, etc, andmachinery now employed after the material is carded and before the sameis brought to the spinning or twisting frames, may be dispensed with.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a detail description of oneform of construction which I have designed for accomplishing thispurpose, the carding machine comprises a main cylinder A cooperatingwith which are a number of sets of workers IV, a fancy F for raising thestock on the main cylinder, and the dofl ers D for stripping theseparate rovings or strands of carded material. This carding machine maybe of the ordinary or well-known type and need not be herein describedat length.

a In connection with carding machines it has already been proposed toprovide drawing, spinning and twisting devices so that a combinedcarding and spinning machine can be mounted in one frame-work. Inpractice, however, these combined carding and spinning machines areexceedingly complicated, and have not as yet been capable of economicuse because the breaking of a number of the ends is liable to requirethe stopping of the entire machine.

As distinguished from a construction which is intended to card and spinat a single operation, I propose to provide a simple and easily doffedconstruction for directly winding the rovings upon separate spools orbobbins without attempting any spinning or twisting of the rovings.

One form of winding frame constructed according to this invention asherein illustrated, comprises a frame-work including posts or uprights10. Mounted in bearings at the rear of the posts or uprights 10 arewinding shafts 11 carrying winding drums or rolls 12. The centers of thewinding drums or rolls 12 are set far enough to the rear of the posts oruprights 10 so that the bobbins or spools resting upon the winding drums12 will have the ends of their spindles guided to move up and down uponthe posts 10. That is to say, the bobbins or spools are merely droppedinto place on top of the winding drums 12, and whenever a bobbin orspool is filled it can be taken away without lifting the bobbin-spindlefrom slots or bearings. Each of the winding shafts 11 is provided at oneend with a gear 13, and the adjacent gears 13 are connected byintermediates let as shown in Fig. 2.

The bobbins which are employed are the same bobbins which are used inthe spinning or twisting machines, and as illustrated in Fig. 5, each ofthese bobbins B is bored at its ends and provided with notches. Thebobbins B are ordinarily of comparatively light wood, and in order toweight the bobbins for proper winding, I provide iron spindles 15 havinga guide pin or stud 16 at each end of smaller diameter than the bodyportion of the spindle. Each spindle is also preferably provided with across-pin or projection 17 for engaging the notches of the bobbins. henthe bobbins are in place as shown in Fig. 3, the pins 16 will run up anddown on the rear faces of the posts, and the bobbins will be held fromendwise displacement by the shoulders of the spindles, and at the sametime, the weight of the spindles will give the necessary weight forwinding the bobbins. Mounted in bearings at the front of the frame areguide rails 18 having ordinary roving guides 19. In order to reciprocatethe rails 18 each of the winding shafts 11 may be provided with abevel-gear 20 which meshes with and drives a bevel-gear 21, whichbevel-gear 21 has a crank-pin connected by a link 22 to reciprocate aguide-rail 18.

In the operation of the complete construction it will be seen that eachseparate roving is wound upon a separate spool or j bobbin. As soon aseach bobbin is filled, it is taken out of position, its spindle iswithdrawn, and an empty bobbin is mounted on the spindle and put backinto the frame.

The removal of the filled bobbins can thus be accomplished very easily,and the winding or filling of the bobbins will require little if anymore labor than that required in connection with the carding machines.

skilled in the art, and that although my in vention is particularlyapplicable for manufacturing the coarser grades of linen products, myinvention can be used in connection with other materials if desired. Ido not wish, therefore, to be limited to the special constructions whichI have herein shown and described, but

hat I do claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is 1. In a machine for preparing linen for spinning, thecombination with a machine adapted for carding wool, of posts oruprights located adjacent thereto, winding drums supported by the saidposts or up rights, the centers of said winding drums being at the rearof said posts or uprights, and bobbins supported by the drums each ofsubstantially the same length as the drum that supports it, and having anotch, each of which bobbins is provided with a removable metalweighting spindle having means for engaging the notch in the end of thebobbin.

2. In a machine for preparing linen, the combination, of posts oruprights, winding drums on the uprights, and bobbins supported solely bysaid drums, each having 2 a notch in the end thereof, and each providedwith a removable metal weighting spindle having guide-pins or studs atits ends for engaging the uprights, and having a pin or projection forengaging said notch,

i drums, so as to rotate therewith and are guided by the uprights.

V In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence oftwo subscribing i witnesses. JOHN MGCREA.

Vitnesses Pnlnir IV. SQUTHGATE, LoUIs IV. SOUTHGATE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents; each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

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